Candace Knight Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Ohio

Program Specialist with a passion for promoting health and nutrition education. As part of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), I lead, supervise, and provide managerial oversight to EFNEP Program Assistants in Franklin County.Key Responsibilities:★ Leadership & Supervision: I oversee the EFNEP Program Assistants, ensuring effective program delivery and adherence to guidelines.★ Budget Management: I prepare budgets and monitor expenses, optimizing resource allocation.★ Collaboration: I explore new collaboration opportunities within targeted areas, recommending innovative programs for EFNEP., and collaborating with OSU Extension Educators and Area Leaders.★ Talent Development: I interview, hire, train, and evaluate Program Assistants and support staff.★ Community Engagement: I serve as a liaison to Area Leaders, county stewards, Educators, faculty, and community organizations, fostering strong partnerships.★ Professional Development: I collaborate with the state-wide EFNEP team, developing webinars, trainings, and conferences for EFNEP staff.★ Additional Information: I actively promote EFNEP to community-based agencies, monitor Program Assistant outreach, and provide coaching.

Columbus, Ohio

★ Partner with the Director of Workforce Development to incorporate compliance measures into all aspects of the department including the development policy and procedures. Integrated the role of Compliance Administrator as a part of the Workforce Development team so staff now look at compliance as part of the solution. ➥ Developed training modules for the agency’s case management database to assist with proper data entry. As a result, new employees are required to be trained by Compliance before being assigned log-in credentials Incorporated Quality Assurance measures for managers to utilize on a weekly basis to assist in monitoring programs.➥ Monitor department grants, contracts, IT systems, fiscal budgets, and client data to ensure compliance with local, county, state, and federal rules, and regulations. Conduct fiscal reviews, system audits, and internal investigations. Responsible for securing CARF accreditation for the Workforce Development Department. ➥ Responsible for conducting department needs assessment and made recommendations based on the perspective of compliance. An assessment was something that had never been completed before, as a result, it allowed for proactive response and focus on continuous improvement.➥ Redevelop and co-chair the Accessibility and Safety. committee. The committee plays a key role in ensuring that the organization is following ADA rules and regulations and that organizational needs around accessibility are reported to senior leadership along with providing training to all employees➥ Since 2017, The Goodwill Columbus Workforce Development Department continues to achieve CARF accreditation and ensure ongoing compliance with all local, state, and federal policies governing human services program development and delivery.

Columbus, Ohio Area And Online

Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program

Hilliard, Ohio

★ Invited, by the CEO, to close a gap in service by establishing and leading a new line of Young Adult programming—including Pathways to Success, Employment First, and vocational services—offered to youth in transition across a 28-county region. ★ Manage program design, development, and deployment involving assessing organizational and community needs, creating intake and assessment tools, securing CARF accreditation, and building the team to drive program impact and effectiveness. Developed an Employer Advisory Board to play a key role in engaging business partners and creating employment opportunities for program participants. Source, hire, and train team members to support program launch and expansion.➥ Cultivate strong and sustainable relationships with local and state agencies, businesses, corporations, and school districts, serving as a program representative throughout the community in order to nurture positive relations and partnerships with stakeholders.➥ Developed and named the “Success Center” to host employment and vocational services, benchmarking programs in order to define evidence-based best practices, and integrating key components into the local model to ensure program success.➥ Review community needs—and recommendations from various agencies—in order to develop both a proactive and responsive program which maximizes opportunities for participants through training, employment, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Hilliard, Ohio

★ Established the strategic direction of programs and services delivered throughout a 28-county affiliate area, managing and allocating a $4.5M operating budget to drive program effectiveness, high impact, and achievement of desired outcomes. ★ Played a key role in setting the direction of programs and service lines including In-Home Services, Adult Day Programs, Early Intervention, School-Age Programs, Summer Camps, Region Six State Long-term Care Ombudsman program, Ohio Home Choice, and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Reviewed existing offerings and contrasted with community needs, initiating new programs and services to meet the needs of consumers. Built collaborative relationships with peer agencies—County Boards of DD, Area Agencies on Aging, and others—creating the partnerships critical to sustainability.➥ Hired, trained, and mentored program managers to support program design and deployment, overseeing performance in order to provide constructive feedback, identify opportunities for development, and deploy employee strengths for maximum impact.➥ Championed committee-based initiatives, leading several committees including those focused on policy and procedure development, CARF accreditation, and Board relations.➥ Expanded offerings to serve the needs of the community—Summer Camp and After School programs—and drove compliance with CARF standards and regulatory guidelines.

Columbus, Ohio Area And Online

Criminal Justice Fast-Track Undergraduate Program

Columbus, Ohio Area

★ Managed and administered Re-Entry Grants—among others—involving developing and maintaining documentation, collecting and reporting data, facilitating program training, and ensuring quality control and compliance. ★ Oversaw Community Liaison activities, served as Conference Chair for the statewide Community Justice Conference, and provided executive assistance to the Community Justice Cabinet. Drove program awareness and engagement through development of a reentry newsletter. Oversaw the Cleveland Anti-Gang initiative program at Grafton Correctional Institution.➥ Appointed Project Manager for the Linking individuals with New Chances (LINC) Prison Reentry Initiative grant—funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)—and held accountability for monitoring funds, approving invoices, and completing reporting.➥ Earned a reputation for the ability to manage and succeed with special projects, receiving many commendations from community leaders and ODRC administration.

Columbus, Ohio Area

➥ Drove strong and sustainable program momentum and impact by leading daily operations, writing winning grant applications, hiring and training high-caliber staff, and overseeing the quality of program design and delivery.➥ Prepared participants for reintegration into the community through educational, workforce readiness, and skill development programs. Cultivated agency relations and established in-community support programs.

Ph.D General Psychology, Emphasis In Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Social Work

Master’S Degree, Criminal Justice; Forensic Psychology Concentration, 3.7

Bachelor’S Degree, Criminal Justice